Unofficial DPTPB Nutanix Dynamic Visio Shapes: NX-1175S-G7 and NX-1175S-G6

More in depth notes regarding NX-1175S-G7 and NX-1175S-G6 Dynamic Visio shapes.

While the dynamic shapes were designed to be user friendly, this documentation about the dynamic NX-1175S-Gx shapes might look overwhelming and might be a tough read in one go (with 2882 words).

If reading documentation is not your thing:

Start with trying the dynamic shapes by yourself
Only come back here to read the documentation, if you are having difficulties in using the dynamic shapes.

Default mode of a dynamic shape

When a dynamic shape is pulled to a drawing it looks like any normal non-dynamic shape as by default all the dynamic elements are turned off.

However you have an option to make your shape to show more detailed information by using pull-down menus in “Shape Data” and the shape will automatically adjust its appearance based on your selections.

This design decision was made to:

Have more uniform look for the shapes when pulled to a drawing for the first time
If I had chosen to use one of the dynamic configurations as a default look
- The default might not have been the right one
  - Better to show no info than wrong info
With “clean slate” look you can manually populate NICs and such with separate NIC shapes if you so desire
- Without having to disable the dynamic features first
- Most of the time there is no need for manually populating NICs
- Manual functionality mainly is reserved for
  - exceptions
  - or
  - To have ability to continue working in case some spec sheet changes have not yet been updated to shape parameter files

Using “Shape data” Window to modify the dynamic shapes

Access “Shape Data” window (Visio 2016)

“View” – “Task Panes” – “Shape Data”
or
Select a shape – Right Click – “Data” – “Shape Data”

“Shape Data” menus are also Dynamic

It shows only relevant info / sections
For example if you choose All Flash disk layout, you can only choose the size of SSD drives, no menu for HDD size

“Shape Data” shows any data relevant to currently selected shape

No data visible = check that you have selected correct shape

Dynamic Front View Shapes for NX-1175S-G7 and NX-1175S-G6

By making selections in “Shape Data” window pull-down menus you can change the appearance of your shapes. The built-in automation will populate dynamic elements within the shape to match your selection.

“Shape Data” pull-down menus

Nutanix Model

Showing Nutanix node model
With Single-Node Nutanix models contains just one entry
- No need to use with NX-1175S-G7
- More useful with Multi-Node Nutanix models

Disk Layout

List of supported disk type combinations
Hybrid
- 2xSSD+2xHDD
All Flash
- 2xSSD or 4xSSD
Hybrid with Self Encrypting Drives (SED)
- 2xSED SSD + 2x SED HDD
All Flash with Self Encrypting Drives (SED)
- 2xSED SSD or 4xSED SSD
Allowed disk layouts are based on information found in the spec sheets
- these might change over time, I will update the shapes as needed

Disk Size

Per disk type
Disk size menu for a disk type is only shown, if the disk type is present in the disk layout

Bezel

You can opt to show bezel instead of detailed disk bay view
- Not Shown (=detailed disk bay view)
- Bezel Only
- Bezel + Model No (as text)

Dynamic Elements

The appearance of following dynamic elements will change according to the changes made in “Shape Data” pull-down menus

Dynamic Disk Labels

Disk size shown as text
Disk labels are color coded
- Light Green label = SSD
- Light Blue label = HDD
- Orange label = SSD (SED)
- Black label = HDD (SED)

Dynamic Disk activity lights

Disk activity lights toggled
- If a disk is in use
  - the leds are Red/Blue
- If a disk is not in use
  - the leds are Gray/Gray

Dynamic Bezel

Bezel can be hidden/shown

Dynamic NX-1175S-Gx Shape Data pull-down menu examples

The default settings

“Select Disk Layout” menu expanded

Depending on your disk layout selection selection
- disk label color and text are changed
- only relevant disk size menus are shown
  - i.e if your selected disk layout contains only SSD drives, only SSD size menu is shown, no HDD size menu is shown

“Select SSD Size” menu expanded

Depending on your selection the label text changes
To have label just show color, not text, select the first line, empty line
To have label show color and disk type, select the second line
To have label show color, disk type and size, select any of the lines showing disk capacity
Similar menu for SED SSDs

“Select HDD Size” menu expanded

Depending on your selection the label text changes
To have label just show color, not text, select the first line, empty line
To have label show color and disk type, select the second line
To have label show color, disk type and size, select any of the lines showing disk capacity
Similar menu for SED HDDS

“Bezel” menu expanded

Dynamic NX-1175S-G7 Front View Shape Examples

Example: The default front view look for NX-1175S-G7

No selections have been made in “Shape Data”

Example: NX-1175S-G7 Hybrid

“2xSSD + 2xHDD” disk layout selected from “Shape Data” / “Select Disk Layout”
“SSD 1.92TB” selected in “Shape Data” / “Select SSD Size”
“HDD 4TB” selected in “Shape Data” / “Select HDD Size”

Example: NX-1175S-G7 All Flash

“4xSSD” disk layout selected in “Shape Data” / “Select Disk Layout”
“SSD 3.84TB” selected in “Shape Data” / “Select SSD Size”

Example: NX-1175S-G7 Hybrid (SED)

“2xSEDSSD+ 2xSEDHDD” disk layout selected in “Shape Data” / “Select Disk Layout”
“SED 1.92TB” selected in “Shape Data” / “Select SED SSD Size”
“SED 6TB” selected in “Shape Data” / “Select SED HDD Size”

Example: NX-1175S-G7 All Flash (SED)

“4xSEDSSD” disk layout selected in “Shape Data” / “Select Disk Layout”
“SED 3.84TB” selected in “Shape Data” / “Select SED SSD Size”

Example: NX-1175S-G7 with Bezel

“Bezel Only” selected in “Shape Data” / “Bezel”
If you had previously made any “Disk Layout” and “Disk Size” selections
- those selections are preserved
- you can switch back to more detailed disk bay view by selecting “No Bezel”

Example: NX-1175S-G7 with Bezel + Model No

“Bezel+Model Nod” selected in “Shape Data” / “Bezel”
If you had previously made any “Disk Layout” and “Disk Size” selections
- those selections are preserved
- you can switch back to more detailed disk bay view by selecting “No Bezel”